HERVE A PARIS

HERVE A PARIS, FRANCE, ''INVENIT ET FECIT'' DOUBLE-FACE ASTRONOMICAL WATCH WITH MANUAL PERPETUAL CALENDAR, AGE AND PHASES OF THE MOON, EQUATION OF TIME AND DAY-LENGTH INDICATIONS, 18K YELLOW GOLD A very fine and rare, 18k pink gold, manual wind key-winding, double-face mnemonic astronomical pocket watch with perpetual calendar, age and phases of the moon, day-length tables and astrological signs. Glazed on both sides. Front with white enamel dial, Roman numerals and outer minute ring with five-minute Arabic numerals. Gold hands. Reverse with gold calendar dial decorated with a guilloché pattern, with apertures at the side for the calendar indications. Brand: Herve a Paris, France Year: Circa 1770 Case: 7176 Caliber: 35 mm., hinged, gilt-brass full-plate movement with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, brass escape wheel, plain three-arm steel balance, flat balance spring and Continental cock. Diameter: 46 mm. Weight: 91 gr. Signature: Dial and movement Accesories: Accompanied by the original box, small gold chain and gold watch key. Grading System: EXCEPTIONAL Case: 3 (Good) Dial: 3-71-01 (Good , Hairlines , HANDS Original) Movement: 3* (Good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) HKD: 89,000 - 178,000 USD: 11,300 - 22,500 EUR: 10,000 - 20,000 JPY: 1,780,000 - 3,560,000 To be sold without reserve Double-face astronomical watches with manually operated calendar indications are among the most sophisticated and unusual horological creations of the period. The present example combines a perpetual calendar with the age and phases of the moon, equation of time and day-length indications, all arranged between the two faces of the watch. Its elegant gold guilloché calendar dial, glazed on both sides, is characteristic of the exceptional level of craftsmanship devoted to these highly complicated watches.

Estimate:$11,247.84

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